State of the climate 2022 The Arctic

<p>Rapid warming due to human-caused climate change is reshaping the Arctic, enhanced by<br>physical processes that cause the Arctic to warm more quickly than the global average, collectively<br>called Arctic amplification. Observations over the past 40+ years show a transition to a<br>wetter Arctic, with seasonal shifts and widespread disturbances influencing the flora, fauna,<br>physical systems, and peoples of the Arctic.</p>